F-86 Sabre 70mm EDF

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I have always loved this jet. There is something menacing about the huge air intake, the swept wings, and that predator beak. Please read the entire guide before deciding to build, so you know what’s involved and how it goes together.

Prerequisites:  

Some FT style Master Series foam shaping skills for the fuselage skins. It’s not a difficult build, but having built a FT Master Series plane will come in handy. It is not my intention here to teach those skills in my instructions. I assume you have built planes before where foam has to be shaped. 

Specifications:

Wingspan: 1156.7mm (~45”)

Length: 1204mm (~47”)

Weight: 2lb 3oz without battery

Powerplant: 70mm 6S EDF

CG: 155mm (6”) back from where the front of the wing meets the fuselage.

Electronics:

4 channel receiver minimum

qty-5 (9-17g) servos. (2 for ailerons, 2 for elevators, 1 for rudder).

Battery 6S 4000mah

EDF: 70mm 6s

Supplies:

Hot glue gun and glue

7 sheets of 20x30 Dollar Tree Foam Board or FT Foam board.

1/8” (3mm) ply and a way to cut shapes out of it.

qty1 20x30 poster board (black) for thrust tubes.

rudder pushrod and tube, approximately 20” long.

control Surface horns and pushrods to attach aileron servos to control surfaces.

qty3 BBQ skewers 

Plans: 

PDFs Full size - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1d0ewws2eVFOJLJNdT4w26Yj-oAi6ItKb?usp=sharing

PDfs Tiled - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RGD_0ouycuCkmwmxLooGbjmC0mRHhXp8?usp=sharing

Assembly Manual - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aYdLIu9rghQxqUGIAqL5CgR9_qUONxHs?usp=sharing

Assembly pics - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Z-B9C73ItK-gxSGXaQnAW2ceNIisR1Nj?usp=sharing

Flying characteristics: 

Tracks straight and true, flies very well. I added 40% expo to the ailerons and elevators for first flight, no bad characteristics.

video of Maiden: 

https://youtu.be/u5hTMFwI-L0